strawberry tree
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English
Noun
strawberry tree (plural strawberry trees)
- A cane apple, an evergreen shrub or small tree (Arbutus unedo), in family Ericaceae, native to the Mediterranean region and western Europe north to western France and Ireland, which bears fruits which resemble strawberries.
- Any of the other species of Arbutus, native to Europe and temperate North America, especially
- A madrone (Arbutus menziesii), an evergreen tree with rich orange-red bark which naturally peels away in thin sheets when mature, and which bears berries which are astringent but edible if prepared properly.
- Synonyms: madrone, madrona, Pacific madrone
- A madrone (Arbutus menziesii), an evergreen tree with rich orange-red bark which naturally peels away in thin sheets when mature, and which bears berries which are astringent but edible if prepared properly.
- Any of the other species of Arbutus, native to Europe and temperate North America, especially
- A calabur tree (Muntingia calabura), in the family Malvaceae, native to the American tropics
- A Chinese strawberry tree (Myrica rubra), in the family Myricaceae
Translations
the European plant Arbutus unedo
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the American plant Arbutus menziesii
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References
- “strawberry tree”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Further reading
strawberry tree on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
